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WEAVE is ready to start operating in La Palma
All the main components of the new multiobject spectrograph WEAVE on the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Garafía, La...
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NewsWell known Spanish literary personalities visit the Canary Island ObservatoriesThe author Elsa López will be the first to participate in the cross-disciplinary project “En un lugar del Universo…” an initiative of the Instituto de...
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NewsWhat we learn from the Milky Way about the hierarchical formation scenario can be extended to other large galaxies'Detail and realism in equal measures are what Puragra Guhathakurta likes to reflect in his in both his research projects and his artistic creations. An amateur...
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NewsWhat were the first stars in the Universe like?Recent observations with the GTC take us a step closer to conditions in the early Universe
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NewsWhat´s the Matter with our Universe?Next Friday, lecture by the Canadian astrophysicist Stéphane Coureau in the Museum of Science and the Cosmos
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NewsWhen science and philosophy meet.Tomorrow, Saturday, an international conference will open in Tenerife dealing with the ideas and current researchon the origin of the Universe, organized b y...
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NewsWhere giant galaxies are bornAn international team of scientists, with IAC participation, has discovered that the biggest galaxies in the universe develop in cosmic clouds of cold gas. This...
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NewsWhy is massive star formation quenched in galaxy centers?A study led by a researcher at the IAC and published today in Nature points to the role of the magnetic field as responsible for decelerating the formation of...
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NewsWINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSEThis morning saw the inauguration of the conference "Preserving the Skies" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Starlight Declaration of La Palma. It has...